WAR BALLOON AND TRANSPORT CROSSING THE VAAL RIVER

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 421114).

Synopsis

ACTUALITY. Boer War. A long line of carts and wagons drawn by mules and oxen crosses the Vaal river - one of the wagons has a large balloon attached to it (96ft).

Note: Filmed by Joe Rosenthal c24 May 1900. According to the Warwick catalogue the crossing is Viljoen's Drift.

Refs: National Film Archive, Catalogue, Part 1: Silent News Films: N.86. Warwick cat. no. 5733.

 

Titles

  • WAR BALLOON AND TRANSPORT CROSSING THE VAAL RIVER
 

Technical Data

Year:
1900
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
96 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Photography
ROSENTHAL, Joseph
Production Company
Warwick Trading Company
 

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